The annual CES exhibition, the first major consumer electronics exhibition of the year, officially starts in Las Vegas on January 5. But press events already begin on January 3, when electric-vehicle startup Faraday Future and several other companies plan to announce new-product unveilings. CES, the world’s biggest technology, has in recent years featured a growing automotive presence, […]

(Bloomberg) –The US Environmental Protection Agency moved to cement existing fuel-economy and emissions targets before President-elect Donald Trump takes office. The agency issued a proposal that automakers blasted as “eleventh-hour politics.” The auto industry is “well positioned” to meet the 2022-2025 standards, the EPA said in signaling its intention to keep those requirements intact months earlier […]

Competition for market share is fierce in the global auto industry, but that doesn’t mean there’s no room to cooperate. Especially in the past two years, as the pace of change has picked up, there’s been a marked increase in the number of strategic jont ventures the world’s carmakers have embarked on. The most high-profile […]

German carmakers BMW, Daimler, Audi and Porsche together with Ford Motor agreed to cooperate on a fast-charging network for battery-electric vehicles along the continent’s major highways. The venture, which is open to other automakers, will build about 400 ultra-fast charging stations, beginning in 2017. The stations will use the combined charging system (CCS) standard, which offers […]

MUNICH — The auto industry’s commitment to change was clearly on display at this year’s Handelsblatt Automotive Summit, where the CEOs of the five Germany-based car companies laid out their strategies for the near and medium-term. The CEOs of Volkswagen Group, Daimler, BMW, Opel and Ford of Europe didn’t make any big news at the annual […]

Ford Motor said Laura Merling, a Silicon Valley based technology executive, will lead the commercialization of the autonomous vehicles it plans to introduce from 2021 onwards. Merling, who has worked at a range of technology companies in the course of her career, will become vice president, autonomous vehicle solutions at Ford Smart Mobility, the unit that bundles […]

BlackBerry has signed a deal with Ford Motor that will put more of the Canadian company’s QNX software into Ford vehicles. BlackBerry, whose QNX technology already powers connected systems in many cars, said the new agreement will let Ford expand its use of QNX and security software in its cars. The agreement also means an acceleration […]

Ford Motor has appointed Raj Rao to head its global new mobility initiatives. The US automaker’s new division, which is called Ford Smart Mobility LLC, designs, builds, grows, and invests in new mobility services. It is a key part of Ford’s plans to broaden its operations to include software and new mobility offerings. Rao is tasked with growing Ford’s […]

Ford Motor, setting an ambitious new-mobility target, wants to have autonomous vehicles on the road in a ride-sharing or ride-hailing service by 2021. The US carmaker said last week that it is investing in or collaborating with four startups to speed up autonomous-vehicle development. It also is expanding its Silicon Valley R&D operations for the […]

Robert Bosch is also interested in acquiring a stake in Here, according to the Reuters news agency. The German supplier joins a list of possible future co-owners that includes Microsoft, Ford Motor, Renault and Continental. Here was bought last year by Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz for 2.5 billion euros. The German premium car makers have […]